1922–23 American Cup
Soccer tournament
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The 1922–23 American Cup was the thirty–first edition of the annual challenge cup held by the American Football Association. The Secretary of the AFA, Andrew Beveridge received entries up to October 7, 1922. This season the American Cup was won by Fleisher Yarn, an amateur team from Philadelphia. En route to the championship they overcame American Soccer League heavyweights like Bethlehem Steel, J. & P. Coats and National Cup winners, Paterson F.C.
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Dates | October 1922 – May 1923 |
| Teams | 37 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Fleisher Yarn (1st title) |
| Runners-up | J. & P. Coats |
Preliminary round
The draw for the preliminary and first round took place on October 7, 1922 at the cup committee meeting in Newark, NJ. Games were due to be played by October 29.
Southern New England
| Prospect Hill | 2–3 | J. & P. Coats #1 |
|---|---|---|
| White 75' Slater |
[1] | 20', 85' Gallagher Shepherd |
Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut
| Holyoke | 6–2 | Manchester |
|---|---|---|
| James Brown (3) John Brown Horne Walter Dowdall |
[2] | Wilson (2) |
Connecticut and New Jersey
| Ryerson | – | Babcock & Wilcox |
|---|---|---|
| Paterson | 7–0 | Entre Nous |
|---|---|---|
| 7', 47' Hemingsley Fryer 35' Duggan 57', 2H' McKenna 72' Scott |
[3] |
Pennsylvania District
| Hibernian | 0–2 | Fairhill |
|---|---|---|
| [4] | 6' Fleming Smith (pk) |
First round
The first-round games were due to be played by November 12.
Southern New England
| Canadian | 1–5 | Fairlawn Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Scott (2) Travis Smith (2) |
[5] | Barrett |
| J. & P. Coats #2 | 0–3 | Sayles Finishing |
|---|---|---|
| [6] | Dixon 55' Wilson 75' Pilkington |
| Greystone Blues | 1–6 | J. & P. Coats #1 |
|---|---|---|
| Gregson (pk) | [7] | 12' Gallagher Nelson Shephard Lappin (3) |
| West End Polish | 3–0 | Greystone Vets |
|---|---|---|
| 25' Campanelli Lukouic Barone |
[8] |
Northern Massachusetts
| Methuen | 6–0 | South Boston Rangers |
|---|---|---|
| [9] |
| Clan Sutherland | 1–0 | Charlestown |
|---|---|---|
| Allan Wilson | [10] |
| Fore River | 4–1 | American Woolen |
|---|---|---|
| 10' Lyons 30' Oakley 1H', 2H' Page |
[11] | Jones |
| General Electric United | 0–3 | Abbot Worsted |
|---|---|---|
| [12] | Lee (2) Brown |
Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut
| Ludlow Thistle | 2–4 | Falco |
|---|---|---|
| Milne Martin |
[13] | 30' Ford Downie Jenkins (pk) Logan (pk) |
| Chicopee Rovers | 0–4 | Holyoke |
|---|---|---|
| [14] | 28', 30', 65' John Brown Dowdall |
Connecticut and New Jersey
| Paterson | 5–1 | Bayonne Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| 15' Rudy Hunziker 40', 70' Murray 55' Tommy Duggan (pk) Scott |
[15] | Cosgrove |
| Babcock & Wilcox | 2–4 | American A.A. |
|---|---|---|
| Forrester Harding |
[16] | 5' Florie 2 Durkin 2 |
| St. George | 1–2 | Paterson Caledonian |
|---|---|---|
| Kilroy | [17] | Walter Freebairn (2) |
| Harrison | 3–0 | Antler |
|---|---|---|
| 15' Rhody McCartin (2) |
[18] |
Pennsylvania
| Fleisher Yarn | 3–2 | Bethlehem Steel |
|---|---|---|
| 25' McLaughlin (pk) 70' Purvis 95' McLaughlin |
[19] | 70' Goldie 75' Terris |
| Fairhill | 1–1 | Barney Ernst |
|---|---|---|
| Smith | [20] | D. Robinson |
replay
| Fairhill | 1–0 | Barney Ernst |
|---|---|---|
| 3' Hunt (pk) | [21] |
Second round
The second-round games were due to be played by December 3. The Harrison/Paterson match was delayed multiple times for weather/field conditions ultimately both teams had few open dates remaining with many ASL fixtures remaining.
Southern New England
| J. & P. Coats | 6–0 | West End Polish |
|---|---|---|
| Fleming (pk) Brooks Morley Gilmore Neilson |
[22] |
| Sayles Finishing | 4–3 | Fairlawn Rovers |
|---|---|---|
| Pilkington (3) OT' Dixon |
[23] | 1H', 78' E. Smith Tickle |
Northern Massachusetts
| Fore River | 2–1 | Methuen |
|---|---|---|
| 5' Dave Christie Oakley |
[24] | Morley |
| Abbot Worsted | 3–1 | Clan Sutherland |
|---|---|---|
| 10', 12', ?' Corrigan | [25] | Sammy Ritchie |
Western Massachusetts and Northern Connecticut
| Falco | 0–1 | Holyoke |
|---|---|---|
| [26] | 70' Horne |
Connecticut and New Jersey
| Harrison | – | Paterson |
|---|---|---|
| Paterson Caledonian | 0–5 | American A.A. |
|---|---|---|
| [27] | 20' Florie 21', 24' J. Strong 1H', 75' Coe |
Pennsylvania District
| Fairhill | 0–1 | Fleisher Yarn |
|---|---|---|
| [28] | Andy Stradan |
Third round
The third-round games were due to be played by April 8. The Sayles–Coats game was ordered replayed because of an ineligible player. Sayles refused to replay the game. The Pateson/Holyoke match was not played due to late season fixture congestion. Holyoke was withdrawn and offered a share in the gate of the cup final.
| Paterson | w/o | Holyoke |
|---|---|---|
| [29] |
| Sayles Finishing | 2–1 | J. & P. Coats |
|---|---|---|
| 37' Pilkington Red Britton |
[30] | 17' Tommy Fleming (pk) |
| Fore River | 3–2 | Abbot Worsted |
|---|---|---|
| Joe Black (pk) 2H', OT' Drummond |
[31] | 11' Corrigan Parker |
| Fleischer Yarn | 3–1 | American A.A. |
|---|---|---|
| [32] |
replay
| J. & P. Coats | w/o | Sayles Finishing |
|---|---|---|
| [33] |
Semifinals
| April 29, 1923 | Paterson | 1–3 | Fleisher Yarn | Paterson, NJ |
| 70' Joe Reynolds (pk) | [34] | 30' Purvis 77', 87' Stradan |
Stadium: Olympic Park Attendance: 1500 Referee: Robert McMahon (Newark) | |
| Note: Other source shows score 28', 85' Andy Stradden, 80' Olec McLaughlin[35] | ||||
| J. & P. Coats | 4–0 | Fore River |
|---|---|---|
| 29' Gallagher Fleming 47' McAvoy Bethune |
[36] |
Final
The final took place May 6, 1923 at Mark's Stadium in North Tiverton, RI. Fleisher Yarn of Philadelphia defeated J.& P. Coats of Pawtucket. The Coats aggregation along with making the AFA final were the American Soccer League champions and National Challenge Cup semifinalists. Fleisher Yarn had thirty–four victories on the season winning the Allied First Division of Philadelphia. They only suffered three exhibition losses with their only competitive loss to Bethlehem Steel in the second round of the National Cup. Along with the American Cup win, they went on undefeated runs in the Allied Amateur and National Amateur Cups, though neither tournament was completed, they reached the final and quarterfinals respectively.
| Fleisher Yarn | 2–0 | J&P Coats |
|---|---|---|
| 30' Stradden 70' Stradden |
[37][38] |
Champions
Front row: J. Malley, Purvis, Andy Staden, B. McLaughlin, J. Galloway.
Second row: Coleman, White (Captain), Duffy.
Standing: R. Rodgers, William Kucklick, William Fleming.